The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-04
THE WATERWAY CONVENTION.
Proceedings of the First Days Session.
Reports From Officers and Committees
Election OF Officers. Etc.

Fellows hall in this city at 1870 yes
terday morning. and was called to OF
der by Hon. E. l.. Smith, OF Th
Dalles, president OF the convention
On motion of Z. A. Mcdonald, o
The Dalles, committee OF five wa
appointed as committee on creden
Gals; the committee consisted of r
A. Mcdonald OF The Dalles, Chaun
cey Barbour of Walla Walla, Jas
Young of Portland, J. ID. Geoghegar
of Vancouver, .and J. II. ID. Gray o.
Astoria.
The committee reported that the
following gentlemen were entitled tc
seats In the convention:
Portland Board of Trade-E. ID
Mckee, b. KILN. A. Noyes, Geo
Pope, Jas. Young, J. X. Kelley, F. X
Arnold.
The Dalles Board of Trade-E. b
Mcfarland, W. j. Strong, T. A. Nc
Donald, G. l.. Schmidt, Hon. z. +.
Moody, B. S. Huntington.
Vancouver Board OF Trade - l.
Sohns, w. III. Brewster, p. O'Keane
ID. Wall, l.. G. Palmer, John Jaggy,
w. p. Crawford, 81. H. Sidney, J. ID
Geoghegan, @. II. Daniels.
Astoria Chamber of Commerce -
c. III. Page, NJ. G. Crosby, w. w. Par.
ker, b. Van Dusen, J. III. ID. Gray, j.
f. Halloran, G. w. Fulton, f. j. Tay-
lor, j. w. Welch, G. S. Wright.
Walla Walla Board OF Trade-H. P.
Isaacs, Hollon Parker. M. ID. Egbert,
Chauncey Barbour, III. ID. Chapman,
]. M. Boyd, Max Baumeister, ID. +.
Hedger. Ed Fallon, +. ID. Dement,.
Pendleton Board Of Trade Clark
Walters.
Cowlitz County, w. L. Delegates
Ben Holmes, VIM. Jackson. r. G.
Smith, j. T. Van Nance.
Franklin County, w. T.. Delegates
Capt. w. p. Gray. Jno. Tales.
Oregon City Board of Trade-W.
L. Burney.
Pacific, Cowlitz and Wahkiakum
Counties, w. IA. ID. Bowen.
The committees report was adopt
ed as read.
Mr.. Smith said, that at the last seq
sion OF the convention a permanent
organization had been decided upon
and that the question now came up
whether that action would be consid-
cred binding on this session OF the
convention. On motion of Hollon
Parker, of Walla Walla, the report of
that committee on permanent organi-
cation, which report had been adopt
ed at the October. 1886, session of the
convention, was read by sections,
amended, and readopted as amended.
The report remains substantially the
same, and constitutes the constitu-
ton of the permanent organization to
be known as the Columbia Waterway
Association.
The reading OF the minutes OF the
previous meeting, was, on motion,
dispensed with. VIM. III. Brewster,
secretary of the convention, then
read his report, as follows:
sEcRETARY's REPORT.
ASTORIA, Or, August 3, 1887.
To President and Members of the Co
lunlbiG Waterway Convention:
GENTLEMEN:-I beg leave to make re-
port of duties performed, and to account
for money received, during the term end
ing this date, in so far as what has been
officially carried out, and by the official
instructions of the convention held at
Vancouver on the l4th day of October,
1886.
/ furnish copy of resolution to Major
w. A. Jones of the U. s. engineer corps,
expressive of the regrets felt at his re-
moval from charge of the Cascade inn
provements, according to motion of Col.
e 1A
of memorial to the senators and repre-
sentatives from Oregon and delegates
from the Territories of Washington and
Idaho, as per instructions contained in
motion of Hon. ID. p. Thompson of Port
land. The resolution of Mr.. II. d. Chap
man of Walla Walla, in which the
amount of $1,000 vas passed upon to be
raised for the purpose Of electing some
suitable person to represent this conven-
ton before congressional committees,
upon the wants of the people in the mat
ter of river transportation, / will state
that such business received the attention
of the executive committee but without
effective action, concluding to postpone
carrying out the provisions of said reso-
luton until the meeting of the conyen-
ton, for the reason that opinions were
expressed to the executive committee and
DIV some Oh ltS Iu6mD6Tb tldt IuTtQ6r uu-
derstanding by and with the convention
upon this subject would be a more ad-
visable step than to proceed further.
Correspondence in this matter on file.
On the question of the statistics added
to the published proceedings Of last meet
ing, considerable delay occurred in get
ting them together and were so late the
printing could not be finished earlier
than it was. Much credit, however, is
due to the Portland Board of Trade for
kind courtesies, (through its secretary
in furnishing desirable information.
On the 23d of December, 1886, / CON-
menced distributing the proceedings, and
of the ], 500 copies ordered to be printed
/ have placed some 1,100 copies where
thought they would be read with care
and at least inspire interest; also to all
individuals designed particularly by the
convention, and the respective represent
ed bodies, in compliance with resolution
of Mr.. Huntington of The Dalles. / also
forwarded about 800 copies, each one
duly stamped, to Hon. II. II. Gilfrey
Washington, ID. c., asking that they bs
distributed by him to influential persons
in his city.
The following reply was received:
u. s. SENATE,
| SHCRETARY's OFFICE,